What are the Eligibility Conditions of UPSC Examination?

1- For the Indian Administrative Service and Indian Police Service, a candidate must be a citizen of India. 2- For other services, a candidate must be either: # A Citizen of India, or # A Subject of Bhutan, or # A Subject of Nepal, or # A Tibetan refugee who came over to India before 1st Jan, 1962 with the intention of permanently settling in India, or # A person of Indian origin who has migrated from Pakistan, Burma, Sri Lanka, East African countries of Kenya, Uganda, the United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zaire, Ethiopia and Vietnam with the intention of permanently settling in India. # Candidates belonging to categories (b), (c) and (d) above are not eligible for appointment to the Indian Foreign Service.

What is the age limit for UPSC Examination?

# Candidate must have attained the age of 21 years. # Upper age limit prescribed is 32 years for General category students. There is no Age Limit for SC/ST students and 35 years for OBC students # Maximum three years in case of candidates belonging to OBC who are eligible to avail reservation applicable to such candidates (21 – 35 years) # Age relaxation is a Maximum of five years if a candidate has been domiciled in State of Jammu and Kashmir during the period from 1st Jan, 1980 to the 31st Dec, 1989. # Maximum three years in case of Defence Services Personnel, disabled in operations during hostilities with any foreign country or in a disturbed area and released as a consequence thereof. # Maximum of five years in case of ex-servicemen including commissioned officers and ECOs/SSCOs who have rendered at least five years in Military Service. # Maximum ten years in case of blind, deaf-mute and orthopaedically handicapped persons.

What is the Minimum Educational Qualifications for UPSC Examination?

# Candidate must hold a degree of any of the University incorporated by an Act of the Central or State Legislature in India or other educational institutions established by an Act of Parliament or declared to be deemed as a University under Section 3 of the University Grants Commission Act 1956, or possess an equivalent qualification.

Number of Attempts in UPSC Examination

# Every candidate appearing for Civil Service Examination, who is eligible, shall be permitted six attempts. # Number of attempts will not apply in case of SC/ST who are otherwise eligible. # Candidates belonging to OBC who are eligible have nine attempts. # Provided that a Physically Handicapped will get as many attempts as are available to other non-physically handicapped candidates of his or her community, subject to the condition that a physically handicapped candidate belonging to General category shall be eligible for nine attempts.